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TRS First List: This Is KCR's Game Plan!!

By:  Tupaki Desk   |   7 Sep 2018 7:09 AM GMT
TRS First List: This Is KCRs Game Plan!!
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Usually, parties release the list of their candidates at the last moment, barely hours before the expiry of the deadline for nominations. But, what KCR did on Wednesday was completely different. He had announced the list of 105 candidates. Thus, the candidates for nearly 90 per cent of the seats have been declared. This is a new experience in our politics.

Now, everyone is talking about why KCR did what he did. Those in the know say that the TRS aims to snuff out dissidence and give ample time to the official candidates to work out deals with the rival claimants. Thus, this will help in buding a positive atmonsphere. Insiders say that this will prevent floor crossings and defections. Another major aspect is that the voters will not be bothered about the candidates and their shortcomings. Their failures and acts of omission and commission during the last four years would be foregotten. The voters will vote for KCR and not the candidates. So, the whole electioneering will now revolve around KCR.

Also, KCR has taken another calculated risk. Even if 30 to 40 MLAs are defeated, it is not much of a problem for him. All he needs 58 seats. If there is a shortfall, his fair-weather friend MIM is there to help him out. So, coming back to power is no big deal for him. Another strategy is to keep everyone guessing. It is being said that not even his ministes knew that he was releasing 105 names. The opposition is caught off guard and will have to strain its every nerve to cobble up an alliance. Only when they have a credible alliance will they be able to fight a formidable KCR. Meanwhile, KCR will unleash a blitzkrieg of addressing 100 meetings in 50 days. All this will give KCR the first mover advantage.

This precisely is KCR's game plan.